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Hovingham Primary School

2–11Ages
669Pupils
PrimaryPhase
151945URN

Hovingham Avenue, Leeds, LS8 3QY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2024 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.7per place

0.4 below Leeds median (3.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Leeds

106 applications for 39 places · 134th of 212 in Leeds

Every year since 2014

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 27 February 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management		Requires improvement
Early years provision		Requires improvement

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About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.7applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Leeds median (3.1) 0.5 above England median (2.2)

106 applications · 39 places offered · 37 named it first

2026 2.7; Leeds median median 3.1
2025 2.5; Leeds median median 3.2; as the previous school
2024 3.4; Leeds median median 3.3; as the previous school
2023 4.4; Leeds median median 3.3; as the previous school
2022 3.5; Leeds median median 3.3; as the previous school
2021 2.9; Leeds median median 3.1; as the previous school
2020 2.2; Leeds median median 2.9; as the previous school
2019 2.1; Leeds median median 2.7; as the previous school
2018 1.8; Leeds median median 2.7; as the previous school
2017 2.3; Leeds median median 2.9; as the previous school
2016 2.5; Leeds median median 2.7; as the previous school
2015 2.8; Leeds median median 2.3; as the previous school
2014 2.8; Leeds median median 2.5; as the previous school

This school
Leeds median

Dashed bars: as Hovingham Primary School (URN 107926), the previous school.

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	39	106	2.7	37	0.95
Sep 2025 *	48	118	2.5	45	0.94
Sep 2024 *	38	129	3.4	37	0.97
Sep 2023 *	31	137	4.4	30	0.97
Sep 2022 *	37	131	3.5	34	0.92
Sep 2021 *	42	121	2.9	37	0.88
Sep 2020 *	60	134	2.2	52	0.87
Sep 2019 *	70	148	2.1	64	0.91
Sep 2018 *	90	162	1.8	61	0.68
Sep 2017 *	89	201	2.3	78	0.88
Sep 2016 *	90	229	2.5	78	0.87
Sep 2015 *	60	168	2.8	56	0.93
Sep 2014 *	60	165	2.8	57	0.95

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Hovingham Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Requires improvement2024

2.7applications per place
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
0.3 km · Leeds

Remains Good2024

1.9applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Co-op Academy Woodlands
0.5 km · Leeds

Good2023

3.2applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Harehills Primary School
0.5 km · Leeds

Some aspects not as strong2025

1.9applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Co-op Academy Oakwood
0.8 km · Leeds

Good2023

2.1applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Bankside Primary School
0.9 km · Leeds

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 31%met the SATs standard
Co-op Academy Nightingale
1.0 km · Leeds

Good2022

3.2applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Hillcrest Academy
1.2 km · Leeds

2026

2.6applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Bracken Edge Primary School
1.3 km · Leeds

Remains Good2023

3.7applications per place 54%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 151945 · 383/2450
Trust: Owlcotes Multi Academy Trust
Capacity: 764 pupils · 669 on roll
Free school meals: 47.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2025
Replaced: Hovingham Primary School (URN 107926)
Address: Hovingham Avenue, Leeds, LS8 3QY
Local authority: Leeds

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources